Casca, Thanks for your sarcastic input, much appreciated. I'd be more then happy to swing that Fisher F75 but the price tag tickling a grand is a lil more then Id like to spend, especially for something thats going to lean in the corner more then swing in the field. I did consider the F5DD but waterproof was a big seller for me. So, Thank you anyway for your ill-fated attempt of advice on my new machine, if you dont like what I have chosen then so be it, take your BS else where
It works the same at night as it does in the day.
Unfortunately, the screen does not light up for night hunting.
To overcome that little setback I use one of those lights that clip on the brim of my hat.
The At Pro is comparable to many more expensive detectors because of it Iron Discrimination. The reason it hunts bottle caps so well is its a very good relic hunter. Bottle caps just dont know their place. But any knowledge anyone has who doesnt own a AT Pro is not wanted here, seems you guys have all the answers. Good Luck with that.
Please advise; I'm stumped. If I swing over an item which I believe is a bottle cap by the sound, remember I am in Pro Mode, I turn on the audio and hear the sound of crap, I move on. What the hell am I missing? This bottle cap crap is getting old very fast already. If you don't know how to use a machine go to the bank and get a few rolls of coins and hunt them... I dug the last three days, and I didn't dig one cap... Who knows maybe there wasn't any there either. Wow... some people just don't get it, do they.
It's good in saltwater set the ground balance down to about a 20 if I recall - It only works as good as a PI machine in salt water(not much discrimation) but it's ok. Up on the dry sand you can use the auto balance and the discrimination/identification whatever works better. We have alot of rust chips on the beaches of south west Florida and picks them out very well, the ping is about a 28 to 38 but on the other hand I pinged a big stainless steel pocket knife the other day at about a 45 and was a nice find. Older bottle caps can be a problem but new ones will show a 38 to 43 where a really corroded can ping higher, maybe 48 and that will cause me to dig. The big coil is difficult to sway back an forth in the water so I like to use my Mark II in and under water with the 8 in coil. The pin pointer doesn't work in the water or even in wet sand but works great up on the dry sand. Use the custom pro mode and watch numbers the audio not very reliable. I haven't used mine alot but I can definitely say I don't hate it at this point and as you use it you'll learn it but you do have alot of digging of you to get used to the machine. Good luck.
